Dermot O’Donnell
The list of successful national beers Dermot has brewed is massive. It fills an A4 page.

He’s worked for both Australia’s major brewers and consulted to many others. Currently Dermot is Brewmaster for Coca Cola Amatil. And, please note his comments in beerlines are his own.

Dermot has spent over 40 years in the beverage game, mainly in brewing. He says he was fortunate enough to get his first job working in brewery and has since worked in all aspects of making beer including research and marketing. Speaking of marketers, Dermot has a well-deserved reputation with them for understanding the consumer and designing for the particular niche the marketers wish to target. A rare skill.

Victorian born and bred, Dermot has brewed in Melbourne, Sydney and the UK, where he gained Master Brewer qualifications from the University of Birmingham and the Institute of Brewing and Distilling. He is also a Fellow of the Institute .